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The torque curve is completely flat, and about 10 times higher

Well worth reading - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy When German spies in ww2 send back word of vast American locomotives pulling war trains at high speed, they wer laughed at for exagerrating :)

steve, the 3rd vid I posted is a cog driven mountain railway. it climbs 3000 ft to the top of mt Snowdon.

I share your dorky fascination Steve. Steam Loco's have always captivated me. The only problem with a video is you dont get the smell - that heady mixture of hot metal, oil, steam and coal smoke. Intoxicating. We have lots of narrow gauge railways in my area, these are all within 20 miles of me...